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	Karnal registers highest cases of illegal sale of liquor Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 20 Smuggling and illegal sale of liquor has become a lucrative business enjoying political and police patronage at many places in Haryana after the prohibition was introduced by the Bansi Lal government in the mid-90s. Though the prohibition was lifted by Bansi Lal within two years, liquor smuggling continues to attract antisocial elements. The Haryana Excise and Taxation Department has registered 3,411 cases of smuggling and illegal sale of liquor in the state during the current financial year up to September 2011. The department imposed a penalty of more than Rs 2.91 crore on the guilty, out of which Rs 1.53 crore has been recovered so far. Taking cognizance of the large-scale smuggling and illegal sale of liquor in the state, Excise and Taxation Minister Kiran Choudhary has directed the officers to constitute inter-district teams to keep a check on this illegal activity. She has also directed them to ensure regular inspections, especially in the National Capital Region and the areas adjoining the state’s border. The highest number of 637 cases of smuggling and illegal sale of liquor had been registered in Karnal district. Among other districts, 466 cases had been registered in Ambala, 129 cases in Bhiwani, Faridabad 166 cases, Fatehabad 337 cases, Gurgaon 13 cases, Hisar 406 cases, Jhajjar 39 cases, Jind district 189 cases, Kaithal district 245 cases, Kurukshetra 92 cases, Narnaul four cases, Panchkula 27 cases, Panipat 104 cases, Palwal 38 cases, Rewari 52 cases, Rohtak 72 cases, Sirsa 116 cases, Sonipat 87 cases and one case had been registered in Mewat. In Jagadhari, 191 cases had been registered. She admitted that complaints were received regarding the connivance of employees of the department with the retailers. Some cases had also come to her notice in which the wholesalers had charged the retailers more than the rates fixed by the department. Citing an incident in Faridabad, Choudhry said a retailer had directly complained to her in this regard after which she ordered an inquiry, which was being conducted by the Joint Excise and Taxation Commissioner. She directed the officers concerned that in such cases the collector should take action on the show-cause notices issued by the DETCs within a week and also submit a district-wise report to her in this regard. She also asked them to ensure that the revenue collection should be at par with the stocks lifted, adding that in case of delay in the revenue collection, the officers concerned would be directly held responsible. While inviting suggestions for the new excise and taxation policy of the state, Choudhry said though the department contributed 80 per cent of the state’s total revenue, to further increase this figure, there was a need to review the working of the department. She said a provision would be included in the new policy under which the persons accused of serious crimes would not be issued licenses for the sale of liquor. Choudhry said the department had generated revenue of more than Rs 1,517.93 crore up to September 2011, against Rs 1,287.52 crore generated during the corresponding period last year, thus registering an increase of 17.90 per cent. She added that a target to collect 25 per cent additional revenue had been fixed for the next year.
	New variety of wheat for manufacturing beer Bhanu P. Lohumi Tribune News Service Karnal, October 20 Farm scientists at the Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR), Karnal, claim to have developed a new variety of wheat, which is best suitable for manufacturing beer with high malt content. “The new high-yielding variety is not only rich in malt content but also disease-free with higher productivity,” said Indu Sharma, director of the DWR. The new variety, DWR VB 64, with large size grains in six rows of bristle like spikes, has already been released at a function in Bangalore on October 15 last and would be made available to the farmers. Dr Sharma said the content of malt would be higher and the taste of the beer manufactured would be different and better. “The new variety is suitable for cultivation in Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir and the appropriate time for sowing it is between November 1 and November 25,” she said. “Further, the time of maturity of the new variety is same as of barley and is sown during the same period, offering an option to the farmers to substitute barley with the new wheat variety,” she said. The scientists were also working to develop high-yielding and disease-free varieties of wheat with higher malt content which could be used for manufacturing beer and whisky, flour and malt bases, chocolates and baby food, Dr Sharma added.
	Ambala administration imposes restrictions on sale of crackers Attar Singh Tribune News Service Ambala, October 20 Tightening noose around the cracker sellers of the town, Deputy Commissioner Sameer Pal Srow has issued orders to all traders to abide by the directions of the local administration while selling firecrackers or else face action. The DC warned of stern action against those selling crackers in thickly populated areas and markets without obtaining a licence from the district administration. He said information had been received that crackers were being sold in some residential areas. The administration would not allow even a single shopkeeper to display and sell crackers without the permission of the local administration. According to sources, a ban has been imposed by the district administration to keep wholesale stocks of crackers outside the town, but most of the cracker wholesalers on the Shukal Kund road are violating the directions. They are keeping a huge stock of crackers in their shops and godowns. The Deputy Commissioner instructed the traders to follow the measures laid down by the local administration regarding the sale of fireworks. He said shopkeepers, who had the permission to sell crackers, must also fulfil certain requirements laid down by the administration. He said if any shopkeeper was found flouting the norm, action would be taken against him. Srow said bursting of firecrackers in an area of 500m around the Indian Oil Depot and other oil corporation, including oil depot at the 12 Cross Road, ASC adjacent to P and T Colony, were also banned. “The use of dangerous crackers, which explode at a height of 4-5 m, was also banned in general and in congested areas in particular. The order will remain in force till October 28,” he added. The sources said as many as 21 wholesale distributors had sought licence for the sale and storage of crackers in the district, which included five distributors in Ambala City, three at Barara, four at Naraingarh and nine in Ambala Cantt. The DC added that he had issued instructions as a precautionary measure to evade the occurrence of any unpleasant incident during Diwali.
	Paddy arrival in full swing Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 20 The arrival of paddy in mandis of Haryana is in full swing these days as over 1.11 lakh metric tonnes of paddy on an average is being brought to the mandis daily. As many as1,11,917 metric tonnes of paddy arrived in the mandis on Tuesday, increasing the total arrival of paddy to over 19.10 lakh metric tonnes as compared to over 12.22 lakh metric tonnes of paddy which had arrived during the corresponding period last year. Haryana Food and Supplies Minister Mahender Partap Singh said here over 17.99 lakh metric tonnes of paddy had so far been purchased by six procuring agencies and over 1.10 lakh metric tonnes of paddy by millers. Giving details of the paddy purchased, he said over 6.49 lakh metric tonnes of paddy had been purchased by the Food and Supplies Department and over 6.36 lakh metric tonnes by HAFED. The Agro-Industries Corporation purchased over 2.45 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, CONFED 1.44 lakh metric tonnes, Haryana Warehousing Corporation over 1.23 lakh metric tonnes and the FCI procured 56 metric tonnes of paddy. He said Kurukshetra district was leading in paddy arrival where over 5.28 lakh metric tonnes of paddy had so far arrived in the mandis followed by Karnal where over 4.43 lakh metric tonnes of paddy had arrived in the mandis. Kaithal ranked third in paddy arrival where over 2.64 lakh metric tonnes of paddy arrived in the mandis, whereas Ambala ,with over 2.40 lakh metric tonnes of paddy arrival, stood fourth. Over 1.99 lakh metric tonnes of paddy arrived in Fatehabad district , 1.14 lakh metric tonnes in Yamunanagar, 41,428 metric tonnes in Panchkula and 26,401 metric tonnes in Jind and 16,929 metric tonnes in Panipat. The minister said the procurement agencies had also purchased 2,877 metric tonnes of bajra at the minimum support price of Rs 980 per quintal out of the total arrival of 9,457 metric tonnes in the mandis. The balance 6,580 metric tonnes of bajra was purchased by traders.
	Efficient donkeys can replace oxen in farms: Study Raman Mohan Tribune News Service Hisar, October 20 Research by scientists of the local National Research Centre on Equines (NRCE) run by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research has shown that small and marginal farmers can cut farming costs considerably by substituting oxen with donkeys for tilling their fields. Researchers say Indian donkeys have an amazing physical capacity to till fields and pull laden carts. Donkeys also cost less than oxen. They need less than half the amount of fodder needed by oxen. Thus, by using donkeys for farm operations can result in considerable savings for small and marginal farmers. The scientists say tests have shown that donkeys can work in the fields for two hours at a stretch and just need an hour of rest. This chain of work and rest keeps the animal in proper health. The scientists have developed a special technique for using donkeys. They have designed a smaller plough, which helps in lessening the load on donkeys and prevent injuries to the animal. Research has shown that a donkey can plough 0.146 hectare in four hours with an hour of rest. The average speed of a donkey was found to be 1.835 km an hour. Scientists have determined the physical attributes of a donkey, which can be used for ploughing and farmers have been advised not to ignore these. Farmers of villages on the Rajasthan-Gujarat border have successfully used donkeys for farm operations using the technique developed by the NRCE. The scientists say while oxen pull weight by their shoulders, donkeys use their chest to do so. Therefore, they require specially designed farm implements suitable for them. They say a donkey should not be forced to pull more than 20 to 30 per cent of its body weight. This enables a donkey to live longer and stay healthy.
	Panipat gets its first integrated mushroom farm Manish Sirhindi Tribune News Service Samalkha (Panipat), October 20 With mushroom farming becoming a lucrative business, the district got its first integrated mushroom farm that has been brought up in the sub-divisional headquarters of the district under the National Horticulture Mission. The farm was recently inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner JS Ahlawat, who lauded the efforts put in by horticultural experts in promoting the farm here. He said the farm, which has a spawn lab, compost unit and also a training centre for farmers, had the potential to become a hub for promoting mushroom cultivation in the district. He said the National Horticulture Mission was a Centrally-sponsored scheme launched in 2005-2006. The objective of the scheme was to provide holistic growth of the horticulture sector in the country and to enhance horticulture production. According to horticultural experts, the farm would be preparing hybrid spawn, while the composting plant would comprise of phase 1-3 tunnels and phase 2-2 tunnels to prepare good mushroom compost which would be free from any mould or pathogen. The capacity of composting plant would be 400MT a month and each day 1 tonne of spawns or seeds would be prepared at the farm. The owners of the farm said the culture to promote mushrooms had been brought from world-famous spawn labs of Mycelia Belgium and Pennsylvania University, USA.
	Sonepat players accorded warm welcome BS Malik Sonepat, October 20 Kabaddi players from the district who participated as members of the Haryana team in the men’s and women’s section of the Under-19 National Championship concluded recently at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh and won medals were accorded a warm welcome by Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Aggarwal at his residence on their return to Sonepat. In the men’s section, Virender, Ajai, Vikas, Pradeep and Aman from the district were the part of the state winning team which clinched gold by defeating Delhi by one point in extra time in the final. Virender was adjudged the best raider of the championship. Seema, Sonia and Ritu contributed for the state girls’ team to win bronze by defeating Punjab for the third place. Seena was the captain of the state team in the championship. Vinod Dhankhar, general secretary of the Panchayati Raj Cell of the HPCC, offered kabaddi kits to the players. Assistant Education Officer (Sports), Jagir Malik, coaches Babita Malik, Hawa Singh and Anil Hooda were also present on the occasion. Similarly, wrestlers from the district who won two gold medals, one silver and three bronze in the Senior National Wrestling Championship concluded at Gonda in Uttar Pradesh were given a warm reception at the Paratap Memorial School at Kharkhoda by the coaches, residents and the staff and students of the school. Joginder Dahiya (55-kg) and Rajbir Chhikara (74-kg) won the gold, Rajesh Jakhar silver in 74-kg and Tirth Rana (74-kg), Satender Dhankhar (66-kg) and Yash Pal Chaudhary (84-kg) bagged bronze medals. Kabaddi coaches Om Prakash Dahiya, Devender Dahiya and Rajesh Nandal, director of the Sat Prakash Dahiya, principal of the school, Dharam Prakash Arya, were among those who congratulated the wrestlers.
	UK volunteers raise funds for village children’s education Sushil Manav Tribune News Service Fatehabad, October 20 A group of committed volunteers from England has been working relentlessly in that country to raise funds for providing quality education to children from a Fatehabad village to perpetuate the memory of their late friend, Gurpreet, alias Gilly, who worked for Inquest, a charity fighting to get justice to the families of those meeting custodial deaths in England. Some of the trustees of the Buwan Kothi International Trust, UK, through which the funds are being raised, are in Fatehabad, where the trust is running Gilly Mundi International Community School to promote education among village children at Lehrian near Gilly’s native village. The trustees, Janet Alty, Margaret McGreevy and Kelvin Blowe, are in India with Gilly’s young widow, Debbie, and father, Mota Singh, a former Mayor of Royal Lamington Spam, in a school set up by them three years back. Mota Singh, son of a Sikh farmer from Buwan Kothi village of the district, settled in England in 1963, and went on to become the councillor of Warwickshire, the county of William Shakespeare, and later became the Mayor of the Royal Limington Spa. His son, Gurpreet, fondly called Gilly by his friends, married an Italian woman Debbie, and the couple organised their marriage ceremonies at his native village in December 2005. Besieged by the warmth and hospitality of the villagers during their month-long stay, Gilly and Debbie resolved to open a quality community school for local people in their native village and floated a trust named “Buwan Kothi International Trust” and got it registered in London. Deborah Coles, a family friend, became the chairperson and several Indian and English friends of Gilly became its trustees. Gilly suddenly died on March 17, 2007, at the age of 36 and his father and wife, resolved to complete Gilly’s dream project and within a year, the family dedicated a state-of-art school to the local people on July 17, 2008. The Gilly Mundy International Community School, which started up to primary level with 50 children, now has 562 children getting quality education with teachers from the UK and trainers of the British Council visiting frequently to hone their skills in English. “The trust has been raising funds in the UK by organising cycle rallies and some other events. Sheila Alone, Gilly’s friend, ran in London Marathon to collect money for the school,” said Mota Singh. He added that the trust has so far sent £2 lakh (Rs 1.50 crore approximately) to India for the development of the school. Now, the trustees plan to take up some bigger project for the better future of rural children.
	Ashima bags first prize Rewari, October 20 The Annual Fete Celebrations - 2011 was held at Jain Public School here recently. Vinod Jain, president of the Rewari District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, was the chief guest and Dr Rajiv Rattan, Income Tax Officer of Rewari, presided over the function. Jain said extra-curricular activities contributed to the holistic development of children. Students of junior classes delighted the spectators with their fancy dress show. While Ashima Goyal of class VIII won the first prize, Vidit, Kunal, Nitin Jain, Sitakshi and Tanishka won the other prizes. — OC
	Chief Minister, others pay homage to Congress leader Our Correspondent Rewari, October 20 Dignitaries of the Congress party, distinguished citizens and senior officials of the district participated in a Shradhanjali Samaroh held at Tihara village, near Bawal, recently to pay homage to Rattan Lal Kaushik, a senior Congress leader and a prominent social activist of the Bawal region. Kaushik (67) died of protracted illness at a hospital in Jaipur on October 7. While Kaushik remained the chairman of the Bawal municipal committee in 1987, he also occupied vital positions in the state Congress hierarchy as state general-secretary, president of the Gurgaon divisional unit of the party and chief of the Bawal block of the Youth Congress. Paying floral tributes to Kaushik, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda also consoled the members of the bereaved family. Recalling his meritorious services rendered to the Congress organisation, the Bawal municipality and the underprivileged sections of society, the Chief Minister said it would be almost impossible to fill the vacuum caused by Kaushik’s untimely demise. Among others - three chief parliamentary secretaries - Rao Dan Singh, Anita Yadav, Dharambir Singh, state party vice-president Chakravarti Sharma, HPCC spokesperson Ved Prakash Vidrohi, two former ministers - Shakuntala Bhagwaria and Jaswant Singh Bawal - also paid homage to the leader.
	Students for cracker-free Diwali Tribune News Service Panipat, October 20 In an effort to sensitise students against the use of firecrackers which cause a lot of pollution during Diwali celebrations, GD Goenka Public School organised a rally in which staff and students participated to draw the attention of the city residents against the pollution caused by crackers. RK Walia, principal of the school, said the students were asked to campaign against the wastage of electricity and money as both could be used for good causes as the state was facing acute power crisis. He said the purpose of organising the rally was to encourage the students to adopt a responsible view towards the environmental causes. He said during the rally, the students promoted the use of earthen lamps for lighting and thus avoiding huge electricity expenditure on decoration. The rally commenced at the Lal Tanki Market in Model Town and after going through various parts of the city it ended outside Mittal Mega Mall.
	Photo-based voter lists for gram panchayats Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 20 The State Election Commission, Haryana, has issued a programme for the preparation of photo-based voter lists of all wards of newly constituted gram panchayats of the Nissing (Rural) block, Nissing at Chirao in Karnal district, and Berwala (Nandla), Barwala block in Panchkula district. While stating this here recently, State Election Commissioner Dharam Vir said photo-based voter lists of these gram panchayats would be prepared with the help of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) by taking photo-based data of the relevant part of Assembly electoral rolls finally published on January 5, 2011, and subsequent revision, if any, with qualifying date as January 1, 2011. He said the draft electoral rolls would be published on October 22. Claims and objections could be filed by November 2, 2011, and these would be disposed of by the District Electoral Officer (Panchayat) by November 5, 2011. Final electoral rolls would be published on November 14, 2011. He said four copies of the database with photo images of the electors of the relevant part of Assembly electoral rolls finally published on January 5, 2011, and subsequent reminder, if any, would be obtained free of cost from the election tehsildar or the election naib tehsildar concerned. Dharamvir said it would be ensured that all names and images of voters entered in the Assembly electoral rolls finally published on January 5, 2011, were entered in the ward wide draft voter list after deleting the names of those voters, who have died, after due verification from births and deaths register maintained by the authorities concerned and adding the names of the eligible voters, who apply in the prescribed form for the registration of their names in the voter list and in respect of whom specified officer has passed order on their applications for inclusion of their names in the voter list. While preparing the draft voter list, munadi would be made in the concerned village for the information of general public that the list of voters of gram panchayat was being prepared so that any person, who is eligible to be registered as a voter, might apply to the specified officer. Notice in this regard would also be affixed at two conspicuous places, preferably gram panchayat office or panchayat ghar and a government building for the information of general public, he added.
	Competitions mark Haryana Bal Divas Our Correspondent Kurukshetra October 20 The District Child Welfare Council, Kurukshetra, celebrated “Haryana Bal Divas” by organising various competitions on the premises of Bal Bhawan here recently. District Child Welfare Officer Pradeep Malik said here that various competitions, including declamation contest, mono acting and fancy dress, were organised on the occasion. Malik said students drawn from 15 schools of this district participated in the competitions. The prizes would be distributed among the winners on the Children’s Day (Bal Divas), which falls on November 14, he added. The results: Quiz: 1 Sudhanshu Singla and Ankit Singh, Doon Public School, Ladwa; 2 Prashant and Pushkal, Maharana Pratap Public School, Kurukshetra; and 3 Shubham Lather and Vinamrata, Saini Public School, Kurukshetra. Sketch Banao Competition: Rajni, DAV Public School, Pehowa; 2 Dipender Singh, Seth Tek Chand Memorial Public School, Kurukshetra; and 3 Rajat, Guru Nanak Senior Secondary School, Kurukshetra. Poster-Making: 1 Indu, Doon Public School, Ladwa; 2 Sarthak, Sant Nishchal Public School, Ladwa; and Sachin, DAV Public School, Pehowa. Declamation Contest: 1 Sweeti, Maharana Pratap Public School, Kurukshetra; 2 Shilpa Nain, Seth Tek Chand Memorial Public School, Kurukshetra; and 3 Kalpana, Doon Public School, Ladwa. Fancy Dress Category I: 1 Gagan Sharma, Baal Bhawan Public School, Kurukshetra; 2 Saloni, Maharana Pratap Public School, Kurukshetra; and 3 Rahul, Smt. Sugni Devi Arya Girls Senior Secondary School, Ladwa. Fancy Dress Category II: 1 Manisha, Guru Nanak Senior Secondary School, Kurukshetra; 2 Ishika, Shri Mahavir Jain Public School, Kurukshetra; and 3 Mahak Nayar, Arya Girls Senior Secondary, Shahabad Markanda. Mono Acting: 1 Nainsi, Shri Mahavir Jain Public School, Kurukshetra; 2 Gurpreet, Guru Nanak Senior Secondary School, Kurukshetra; and 3 Ankit, Sahara Comprehensive School, Kurukshetra.
	Role of teachers in nation building highlighted Our Correspondent Sonepat, October 20 Rajbir Deswal, IGP (CID), Haryana, emphasised on the importance of teachers and their responsibility towards nation building. He said positive attitude in a teacher was a must and a teacher should avoid negativity in his attitude at all costs. He was addressing the participants of a refresher course organised by the Academic Staff College of BPS Women University, Khanpur Kalan. The IGP said teachers had a great impact on the minds of the students and hence it was important that they should radiate positivity that motivates students. In her presidential address, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Dr Balbir elaborated on the achievements of the university before moving on to the importance of teachers and the art of becoming a good teacher. She said: “A good teacher is essentially a good human being and to be a good human being, one has to take proper care of the body, mind and the soul”. Dr Ravi, course coordinator, said the entire programme was organised with an idea to give comprehensive pedagogical information to the participants.
	Homoeopathy good for infants, mothers: Minister Sunit Dhawan Tribune News Service Narnaul, October 20 A state-level training programme for trainers on “Mother and Child Care through Homoeopathy” commenced here recently. Haryana Health Minister Rao Narender Singh was the chief guest at the inauguration ceremony. The programme was sponsored by the Department of AYUSH, Haryana. Underlining the relevance of homeopathy, Rao Narnender Singh observed that stress and competition related to the fast pace of present-day life severely affect our health. “Generally, we go in for allopathic treatment, which has many side effects. Homeopathy is an effective and time-tested medical science which provides healing touch in a gentle manner,” the Minister maintained, adding that homeopathic treatment should be sought especially for nursing mothers and children, except in emergency cases. The Haryana government has set up 113 homeopathy dispensaries in the state and started numerous schemes for the residents of the rural areas, he added. Former MP Dr Karan Singh lauded the Rural Health Mission Scheme and called upon the educated residents to educate the masses about homoeopathic medicine. AYUSH Director-General Rupender Singh highlighted the role of homoeopathic medicines in common ailments of expectant mothers and infants. AYUSH president Sanjay Atri, Director RK Malik, Dr Surender Yadav, Dr Vimal Kumar Dhawan, and CMO Dr Ishwer Anand Yadav were also present on the occasion.
	Homeless to get houses under BPL schemes Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 20 Haryana Housing Minister Satpal Sangwan has directed the State Housing Board to allot houses and flats built under various BPL schemes only to the eligible homeless people. Sangwan, who was presiding over a meeting of the board to review the implementation of its various schemes here, directed the officers concerned that the quality of construction of the houses must be ensured as the state government was committed to provide residential accommodation to the poor. He was informed by chief administrator of the board MK Mahajan that under the BPL schemes 2,139 flats had been allotted in various towns of the state till December 2011, which included Gurgaon, Rewari, Faridabad, Sonipat, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Karnal, Narwana, Pinjore, Palwal and Ratia. In all, 6,417 flats would be constructed. Apart from this, there was a proposal to construct 1,788 flats at Dharuhera, in Sectors 57, 33 and 48 of Gurgaon, in Sectors 75, 76 and 81 of Faridabad, in Sectors 60, 19, 35, 63 and 27 of Sonepat, in Sector 36 of Karnal, in Sector 19 of Panipat, Uchana, in Sectors 36 A, 26 and 28 of Rohtak, Fatehabad, Jhajjar and in sectors 31 and 32 of Kurukshetra. The board is also constructing multi- storeyed flats in Bawal, Dharuhera and Barahi industrial areas for providing residential accommodation to labourers. The owner of the industry can apply for flats for the labourers. Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Housing, Sunil Gulati, said it was being considered to give recognition to the attestation by a tehsildar instead of attestation by a sarpanch so that only eligible persons could get the benefit of the scheme. Besides, these affidavits would also be taken from the applicant and the sarpanch. Earlier BPL persons were eligible to apply at any place in the state. However, to remove any anomaly in the allotment of the houses under the scheme it was being considered to allow only the residents of the same district where the project was being implemented, to apply for the BPL flats. The price of a flat meant for the BPL families had been fixed as Rs 3.64 lakh and the beneficiary could pay in monthly installments of Rs 1,500 each. The officers assured the minister that due consideration would be given to the quality of the construction material. He was told that the construction work had been completed in Sector 43 of Gurgaon at a cost of Rs 49.76 crore; in Sector 6 of Dharuhera at a cost of Rs 26.35 crore and the construction of multi- storeyed flats at Matloda of Panipat at a cost of Rs 9.17 crore.
	Special offers for govt officers in ITDC hotels Chandigarh, October 20 The Indian Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC) has extended special rates to all Haryana government officers/officials for accommodation in its hotels during their official tour. A spokesperson for the Tourism Department, Haryana, said here recently that Rs 5,500 and Rs 4,400 would be charged at Hotel Samrat, Delhi, and Janpath, Delhi, whereas Rs 3,300 would be charged at Hotel Jaipur Ashok, Jaipur, Kalinga Ashok, Bhubaneswar, Jammu Ashok, Jammu, Bharatpur Ashok, Bharatpur, Lake View Ashok, Bhopal, Brahmamputra Ashok, Guwahati, Pondicherry Ashok, Pondicherry, Donyi Polo Ashok, Itanagar, Patliputra Ashok, Patna and Ranchi Ashok, Ranchi. These rates were inclusive of breakfast, dinner and taxes, he added. — TNS
	Redress grievances, say industrialists Our Correspondent Sonepat, October 20 Micro, small and medium entrepreneurs of Kundli Industrial Estates have appealed to the Chief Secretary, Haryana, to address their long-pending grievances regarding the committed and advertised infrastructure like electricity, water, sewerage and roads. The entrepreneurs said they were facing the threat of closure of their industrial units because of the highly erratic and extreme power shortage due to the lack of proper power distribution infrastructure. The entrepreneurs alleged that no action had been taken to redress their grievances so far. “Now only direct action can check the migration of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs from the area to other states and prevent a large-scale unemployment and loss of revenue to the state,” they said and hoped that the departments concerned would be asked to provide the requisite infrastructure so that the units of the area could contribute maximum to the nation building.
	Movie This Week Be-Careful Director Chandrakant Singh’s romantic comedy “Be-careful” has a punchline: “If you are married still wanna have fun…”. The film stars Rajneesh Duggal, Tanisha Mukherjee and Kiran Rathod and is touted as a romantic comedy in trade circles. Those who have gone through the rushes predicts it a full on romantic comedy. The film has been shot at the beautiful locations of Bangkok. Watch it from today at Minerva-Ambala. — Dharam Pal